Czech Koruna to Ukrainian Hryvnia — exchange rate

Country of Circulation: Czech Republic

Currency Code, Symbol: CZK, Kč

Denominations of coins in circulation: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Kč

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 Kč

History: The Czech koruna (Kč) is the national currency of the Czech Republic, and is used for payment only within the country. CZK is a traditional abbreviation used in currency exchange. Every Czech koruna contains 100 haléřů, but it is only a formality.Small change is not officially used in circulation. The Czech national currency was issued in 1993 after the fall of Czechoslovakia. Before that, the national currency was the Czechoslovak koruna. The most commonly used banknote is 1000 koruna. Because of the portrait of a historian and political figure F. Palacky, it has gotten a name “Palaki”.Read More

Country of Circulation: Ukraine

Currency Code, Symbol: UAH, ₴

Denominations of coins in circulation: 10, 25, 50 kopiyok; ₴1, ₴2, ₴5, ₴10

Denominations of banknotes in circulation: ₴1, ₴2, ₴5, ₴10, ₴20, ₴50, ₴100, ₴200, ₴500, ₴1,000

History: The Ukrainian hryvnia (грн) serves as the national currency of Ukraine. It is not printed or accepted outside it. For convenience purposes, the currency is abbreviated to UAH.Kopiykas are used as change for the Ukrainian hryvnia. Every UAH has 100 kopiykas. The currency has been in circulation since 1996. Prior to that, there was the karbovantes, and even earlier there was the Soviet ruble. The word “hryvnia” comes for the term “mane”. It defined coins with strings, resembling a bright mane of a golden horse. The word became widespread in old Rus. It was used as a weight measurement.Read More